Vanguard Voices is expanding its horizons as it enters its third decade. ... of five
new choral works as part of the fifth Vanguard. Premieres Choral Composition ...
Dearborn native Steven Errante’s Sing to the Lord a New Song, commissioned by Vanguard Voices in 2002, will open the season. Originally written for choir and brass ensemble, the popularity of the joyous piece has resulted in two new arrangements – the latest for full orchestra. Vanguard Voices will join the Dearborn Symphony in the premiere of this new realization of Errante’s work in November.
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is expanding its horizons as it enters its third decade. The 2012-2013 season will see an unprecedented three symphonic performances as well as the introduction of five new choral works as part of the fifth Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest.
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The new year brings Vanguard Voices in concert with all the choral and instrumental ensembles from Henry Ford Community College at the annual HFCC President’s Collage Concert on February 23. Two weeks later, the choir will join forces with the acclaimed Brazeal Dennard Chorale and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for two performances of Adolphus Hailstork’s EarthRise, a work inspired by the iconic photos of Earth taken by the Apollo astronauts as well as by Schiller’s Ode to Joy and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
The season closes in early June with the world premiere of Scott Gendel’s The Last Invocation, an a cappella work based on the Walt Whitman poem and featuring chorus and solo soprano, as well as Roydon Tse’s Glorify! for chorus and brass ensemble, both winners of the Vanguard Premieres Choral Composition Contest. Honorable mention works by Jack Ballard, Sam Ritter and Erin Tomkins will help Vanguard Voices expand the choral repertoire in fulfillment of the contest’s mission. Join us for an exciting 21st season!
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The holiday season will see the 70-voice mixed chorus in two performances. The traditional Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival will feature Vanguard Voices and the Dearborn Community Chorus on December 8. The following week will find Vanguard Voices collaborating with Renaissance Voices as part of the First Presbyterian Church of Farmington’s Great Performances in a Sacred Space series.
Vanguard Voices will travel north in April to join the Flint Symphony and Flint Festival Chorus in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ epic post-Romantic work, A Sea Symphony, under the baton of Enrique Diemecke.
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A Vanguard Premieres Season
Errante Sing to the Lord a New Song
Vanguard Voices Dearborn Symphony Orchestra - Kypros Markou, Conductor
Friday, November 9, 2012, 8 p.m. Reserved Tickets: (313) 565-2424 or www.dearbornsymphony.org
Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival Celebrating the season
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Photo by Nancy Swearingen
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Artistic Director G. Kevin Dewey
is director of choirs at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan, where he conducts Concert Choir, Renaissance Voices and two vocal jazz ensembles, Blue Fusion and Midnight Blue. He brings experience as a professional vocal and instrumental performer, composer and arranger to the podium, where he leads Vanguard Voices with vibrancy, enthusiasm and the joy of performing the world’s great music. Vanguard Voices is one of several cultural organizations sponsored by the City of Dearborn Recreation & Parks Department and is choir-in-residence at Henry Ford Community College.
Vanguard Voices Dearborn Community Chorus - Marcus LaPratt, Director
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HANDEL Messiah (Christmas portion) Saturday, December 8, 2012, 7 p.m. Reserved Tickets: $17, $14, $10, $5 (student) (313) 943-2354
HFCC President’s Collage Concert Vanguard Voices Choral and Instrumental Ensembles from Henry Ford Community College
Saturday, February 23, 2013, 7 p.m. Reserved Tickets: $15 through February 15 • (313) 845-9699 $20 after February 15 • (313) 943-2354
Hailstork EarthRise Vanguard Voices Brazeal Dennard Chorale - Augustus O. Hill, Director Detroit Symphony Orchestra - James DePreist, Conductor
Friday, March 8, 2013, 10:45 a.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013, 8 p.m. Orchestra Hall 3711 Woodward Avenue, Detroit Reserved Tickets: (313) 576-5111 or www.dso.org
Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony Discover why this choir is at the
vanguard of choral music in Metropolitan Detroit.
Great Performances in a Sacred Space Performing Arts Series Concert
Vanguard Voices Renaissance Voices
Vanguard Voices Flint Festival Chorus – Wendy Bloom, Director Flint Symphony Orchestra - Enrique Diemecke, Music Director and Conductor
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 8 p.m. The Whiting 1241 E. Kearsley St., Flint Reserved tickets: (810) 237-7333 or www.thewhiting.com
Vanguard Premieres Concert World premiere performances from the 2012 contest
Friday, December 14, 2012, 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church 26165 Farmington Road, Farmington Hills Suggested Donation: $10 Adult; $25 Family (248) 474-6170
SCOTT GENDEL The Last Invocation (contest winner) ROYDON TSE Glorify! (contest winner)
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JACK BALLARD, SAM RITTER, ERIN TOMKINS
Michael A. Guido Theater Ford Community & Performing Arts Center 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn www.dearborntheater.com
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and honorable mention works by Photo by Bruce Harkness
General Information (313) 317-6566 www.vanguardvoices.org
Sunday, June 9, 2013, 4 p.m. Reserved Tickets: $14, $10, $5 (student) (313) 943-2354
